Mussolini
What was the name of Mussolini's violent supporters?
Black Shirts
Where did Stalin send those who opposed him?
Gulags
What was Hitler's failed attempt to overthrow the government called?
Beer Hall Putsch
Who was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party?
Mao Zedong
Which two leaders came to power in countries that experienced major problems after World War I?
Mussolini and Hitler
What event in 1922 helped Mussolini gain control of Italy?
March on Rome
What type of economy did Stalin create in the Soviet Union?
Command economy
What book did Hitler write while he was in prison?
Mein Kampf
What famous journey did the Chinese Communist Party endure during the Chinese Civil War?
The Long March
Which two leaders used collectivization as part of their economic policies?
Stalin and Mao
Why were many Italians willing to support Mussolini after World War I?
Economic problems, unemployment, rising taxes, declining trade, anger over Treaty of Versailles
What were Stalin's large, state-controlled farms called?
Collectives
What position did Hitler receive in January 1933?
Chancellor
Which social class provided much of Mao's support?
Peasant class
Which leader gained power through the March on Rome, and which gained power after the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War?
Mussolini and Mao
What did King Emmanuel III do after thousands of fascists arrived in Rome?
Asked Mussolini to form a government
Asked Mussolini to become Prime Minister
Event in 1934 when Stalin removed political and military opposition
The Great Purge
What law gave Hitler the power to pass laws without the approval of the Reichstag?
Enabling Act
What happened in China in 1949?
Chinese Communist Party won the Civil War and established the People's Republic of China
All four leaders used propaganda and methods of controlling their populations. Identify two other similarities in how these leaders maintained power.
violence/terror, suppression of opponents, censorship, control of information, political repression, and creating a one-party/totalitarian system
Name two methods Mussolini used to maintain totalitarian control over Italy.
Suppress Rival political parties
silence the press
rig elections
secret police
propaganda
What name did Stalin give to peasants who resisted collectivisation?
Kulaks
Put these events in the correct order: Hitler becomes Führer, Beer Hall Putsch, Enabling Act, Hitler becomes Chancellor.
Beer Hall Putsch → Hitler becomes Chancellor → Enabling Act → Hitler becomes Führer
Give two reasons why Mao's Communist forces defeated Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalists.
Support from peasants, guerilla warfare, support from Soviet Union
What is the major difference between Communism and Fascism?
Class system